CARMEN McRAE - The 1964 Orchestra Recordings (2006) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1     In Love in Vain
Jerome Kern / Leo Robin
2     Where Did It Go? (Manha de Carnaval)
Ruth Batchelor / Luiz Bonfá
3     Music That Makes Me Dance
Jule Styne
4     Because You're Mine
Nicholas Brodszky / Sammy Cahn
5     Too Good
Gilbert Bécaud / Norman Gimbel
6     nce Upon a Summertime
Eddie Barclay / Michel Legrand / Johnny Mercer
7     Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Buddy Bernier / Jerry Brainin
8     Cloudy Morning
Marvin Fisher
9     Blame It on My Youth
Edward Heyman / Oscar Levant
10     Winter in May
Ruth Batchelor / Artie Shaw
11     My Reverie
Larry Clinton
12     And I Love Him
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
13     Alfie (Bonus Track)
Burt Bacharach / Hal David        
14     Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
Lew Brown / Ray Henderson
15     Who Can I Turn to?
Leslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley
16     He Loves Me
Jerry Bock / Sheldon Harnick    
17     Sweet Georgia Brown
Ben Bernie / Kenneth Casey / Maceo Pinkard
18     Don't Ever Leave Me
Oscar Hammerstein II
19     Gentleman Friend
Arnold B. Horwitt / Richard Lewine
20     Haven't We Met?
Ruth Batchelor / Kenny Rankin
21     It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream
Duke Ellington / Don George / Johnny Hodges    
22     Limehouse Blues
Douglas Furber
23     I'm Foolin' Myself
Peter Tinturin
24     Love Is a Night Time Thing
Bob Haymes
25     Fools & Lovers
Cliff Adams
Credits :
Arrangements by Peter Matz and Don Sebesky

Includes two complete LPs on 1 CD: "Second To None" (1965) and "Haven't We Met?" (1965). plus a bonus track "Alfie" not included on the original LP of "Second To None" but included here to complete the session.

Tracks 1-13: Carmen McRae with Peter Matz and orchestra: "Second to None": Personnel: John Bello (tp), John Messner, Charles Small, Chauncey Welsch (tb); Tony Studd (b-tb), Ray Alonge, Dick Berg, Jimmy Buffington (fhr), Phil Bodner (fl, a-fl, cl, oboe), Shelly Gold (fl, a-fl, oboe), Barry Galbraith (g), Norman Simmons (p), Richard Davis, Victor Sproles (b); Archie Freeman (d), George Devens, Phil Kraus (perc), Gene Bianco (harp) plus 10 violins, 4 violas and 4 cellos. Recorded in studio, New York, August, 1964.

Tracks: 1. In Love in Vain, 2. Where Did It Go? (Manha de Carnaval), 3. The Music That Makes Me Dance, 4. Because You're Mine, 5. Too Good, 6. Once Upon a Summertime, 7. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, 8. Cloudy Morning, 9. Blame It on My Youth, 10. Winter in May, 11. My Reverie, 12. And I Love Him, 13. Alfie (Bonus Track).

Tracks 14-25: Carmen McRae with Don Sebesky and his orchestra: "Haven't We Met?"
Personnel: Burt Collins, Mel Davis, Bernie Glow, Jimmy Maxwell, Jimmy Nottingham (tp); Wayne Andre, Bill Watrous (tb); Paul Faulise, Tony Studd (b-tb), Don Butterfield (tu), Ray Alonge, Dick Berg, Jimmy Buffington, Earl Chapin (fhr), Phil Bodner (fl, a-fl, cl, oboe, pic, as, ts), Leon Cohgen (fl, a-fl, oboe, pic, as, ts), Charlie Mariano (fl, cl, as), Stan Webb, (fl, a-fl, oboe, pic, cl, as, ts), Barry Galbraith (g), Norman Simmons (p), Richard Davis, Art Davis (b), Mel Lewis, Ed Shaughnessy (d), Doug Allen, Phil Kraus (perc), Margret Ross (harp) plus 12 violins and 4 cellos. Recorded in studio, New York, 1964.

Tracks: 14. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries, 15. Who Can I Turn To?, 16. He Loves Me, 17. Sweet Georgia Brown, 18. Don't Ever Leave Me, 19. Gentleman Friend, 20. Haven't We Met?, 21. It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream, 22. Limehouse Blues, 23. I'm Foolin' Myself, 24. Love Is a Night Time Thing, 25. Fools and Lovers.

Total Time: 73:14 mins.

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET | CARMEN McRAE - Tonight Only! (1961-2011) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

One of the more obscure Dave Brubeck albums is really a showcase for the young singer Carmen McRae who performs nine numbers: six composed by the pianist/leader, one song apiece by altoist Paul Desmond and bassist Eugene Wright and the lesser-known standard "Paradiddle Joe." McRae is in fine voice but strangely enough all of the songs (except for "Strange Meadowlark") have been long forgotten. Stronger material would have resulted in a more memorable session. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Melanctha    10:02
2    Weep No More    2:54
3    Talkin' And Walkin'    4:27
4    Briar Bush (aka Southern Scene)    2:59
5    Paradiddle Joe    2:07
6    Late Lament    6:22
7    Strange Meadowlark    2:42
8    Tristesse    5:02
9    Tonight Only    7:32
10    There'll Be No Tomorrow (Bonus Track)    4:34
11    Easy As You Go (Bonus Track)    1:39
12    Summer Song (Bonus Track)    2:23
13    In The Lurch (Bonus Track)    2:29
14    My One Bad Habit (Bonus Track)    2:37
Credits :
Bass – Eugene Wright
Drums – Joe Morello
Alto Sax - Paul Desmond
Piano – Dave Brubeck
Vocals – Carmen McRae
New York, September 9 & December 14-15, 1960.
'Trstesse' is a solo piano performance by Brubeck

*Bonus Tracks (10-14)
From the same sessions.
Not on the original album.
Bass – Eugene Wright
Drums – Joe Morello
Piano – Dave Brubeck
Vocals – Carmen McRae

CARMEN McRAE - Any Old Time (1986) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This little-known date, recorded for the Japanese Denon label, features singer Carmen McRae with her regular quartet of the time (pianist Eric Gunnison, bassist Scott Colley, drummer Mark Pulice and guitarist John Collins) and guest tenor Clifford Jordan. McRae is heard in prime form performing a variety of top standards, including "Tulip or Turnip," "Have You Met Miss Jones," "Body and Soul" and "Mean to Me." Although recorded in the studio, this excellent outing gives listeners a good idea of how Carmen McRae sounded live. Well worth searching for. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Tulip or Turnip 4'37
Duke Ellington / Don George
2     Old Devil Moon 4'20
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
3     Have You Met Miss Jones? 5'21
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
4     Love Me Tender 5'57
Vera Matson / Elvis Presley
5     I Hear Music 4'49
Burton Lane / Frank Loesser
6     This is Always 5'05
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren
7     Body and Soul 6'31
Frank Eyton / Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour
8     Prelude To a Kiss 5'25
Duke Ellington / Irving Gordon / Irving Mills
9     Mean To Me 4'23
Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk
10     Any Old Time 3'02
Artie Shaw
11     It Could Happen To You 2'23
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
12     I'm Glad There is You 3'52
Jimmy Dorsey / Paul Mertz
13     Billie's Blues 5'14
Billie Holiday
Credits :
Bass – Scott Colley
Drums – Mark Pulice
Guitar – John Collins
Piano – Eric Gunnison
Tenor Saxophone – Clifford Jordan
Vocals – Carmen McRae

CARMEN McRAE - Torchy + Blue Moon (1999) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

TORCHY (1955)
1     Last Night When We Were Young 2:38
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
2     Speak Low 3:10
Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill
3     But Beautiful 2:57
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
4     If You'd Stay the Way I Dream About You 2:47
Arthur Herzog, Jr. / Irene Kitchings
5     Midnight Sun 3:47
Sonny Burke / Lionel Hampton / Johnny Mercer
6     My Future Just Passed 3:18
George Marion, Jr. / Richard A. Whiting
7     Yesterdays 2:36
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
8     We'll Be Together Again 3:05
Carl Fischer / Frankie Laine
9     I'm a Dreamer 2:48
Lew Brown / Ray Henderson
10     Good Morning Heartache 3:20
Ervin Drake / Dan Fisher / Irene Higginbotham
11     Star Eyes 3:10
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
12     I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You 3:12
Bing Crosby / Ned Washington / Victor Young
BLUE MOON (1956)    
13     Blue Moon 2:37
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
14     My Foolish Heart 3:12
Ned Washington / Victor Young
15     I Was Doing All Right 2:51
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
16     Summer Is Gone 3:26
Don Costa
17     I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket 2:24
Irving Berlin
18     Nowhere 2:44
Joe Mooney
19     Until the Real Thing Comes Along 3:23
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin / L.E. Freeman / Mann Holiner / Alberta Nichols
20     Lush Life 3:37
Billy Strayhorn
21     Even If It Breaks My Heart 2:35
Dick Carter / C. Henry Woods
22     Laughing Boy 3:01
Jack Segal
23     Lilacs in the Rain 2:52
Mitchell Parish
24     All This Could Lead to Love 3:12
Mundell Lowe / Walter Bishop, Sr.

CARMEN McRAE ft. DAVE BRUBECK - New York State Of Mind (1999) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Nice Work If You Can Get It    1:35
Gershwin & Gershwin
2    Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me    2:48
Ellington / Russell
3    Everything A Good Man Needs    4:40
David
4    Body And Soul    3:20
Green / Heyman / Soureyton
5    Them There Eyes    2:00
Pinkard / Tauber / Tracey
6    My Funny Valentine    3:00
Rodgers / Hart
7    No More Blues    4:46
Cavenaugh / Hendricks / Jobim
8    Everything Happens To Me    4:48
Adair / Dennis
9    Upside Down    4:50
Werneck / Caetano
10    Take Five - With Lyrics    2:44
Desmond
11    Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)    3:59
Velasquez / Skylar
12    New York State Of Mind    5:26
Joel
13    Don't Misunderstand    3:04
Parks
14    Ain't Misbehavin'    3:00
Razaf / Waller / Brooks
Recorded at Montreux, Switzzerland July 22, 1982
Credits :
Bass – Chris Brubeck
Drums – Randy Jones
Piano – Dave Brubeck
Clarinet – Bill Smith
Vocals – Carmen McRae

CARMEN McRAE - The Diva Series (2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 If you are making a shortlist of the best jazz singers, Carmen McRae had better be right at the top. She had a distinctive voice, able to do heartbreaking and lighthearted equally as thrillingly. She had an unerring sense of melody and her phrasing is a thing of beauty. This collection covers her work in the mid-'50s for Decca both with small groups and larger orchestras. She shines on swinging tracks like "Comes Love," "Falling in Love With Love," and "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" and won't leave a dry eye in the house with her deeply emotional ballad singing. "Do You Know Why," "Midnight Sun," and the achingly beautiful "I'm Glad There Is You" are prime examples of McRae's way with a ballad. Each of the 16 tracks here is like a primer on how to be a vocalist, jazz or otherwise. McRae's entry in Verve's Diva Series is a fine introduction to her 1950s recordings. Tim Sendra
Tracklist :
1     Falling in Love With Love 2:13
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
2     I Only Have Eyes for You 3:49
Al Dubin / Harry Warren
3     Speak Low 3:10
Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill
4     Midnight Sun 4:15
Francis Burke / Sonny Burke / Lionel Hampton / Johnny Mercer
5     I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket 2:24
Irving Berlin
6     How Little We Know 2:30
Hoagy Carmichael / Johnny Mercer / Philip Springer
7     Skylark 3:03
Hoagy Carmichael / Johnny Mercer
8     My Man's Gone Now 4:16
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
9     Comes Love 2:45
Lew Brown / Sam H. Stept / Charles Tobias
10     All the Things You Are 2:25
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
11     Ain't Misbehavin' 3:18
Harry Brooks / Andy Razaf / Fats Waller
12     Do You Know Why? 2:53
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
13     Bye Bye Blackbird 3:27
Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson
14     Any Old Time 3:09
Artie Shaw
15     That Old Devil Moon 3:45
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
16     I'm Glad There Is You 3:53
Jimmy Dorsey / Paul Madeira

SAMMY DAVIS JR. & CARMEN McRAE - Boy Meets Girl : Sammy Davis, Jr. & Carmen McRae on Decca (2015) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Verve's Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis, Jr. & Carmen McRae on Decca documents the two late-'50s records featuring duets between Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae. 1958's Boy Meets Girl has both singers on all the tracks, while 1959's Porgy and Bess is Sammy's show all the way as McRae is on only a couple of songs. Boy Meets Girl is the more pleasurable of the two albums as the duo tackles some of the best tunes big-time writers like Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, and Jerome Kern had to offer, classics like "You're the Top," "Cheek to Cheek," "A Fine Romance," and "Two Sleepy People." Swinging easily throughout, they sound like two pals who are having the time of their lives (the amazing photos in the CD booklet seem to bear this out). Sammy goofs his way through the album, casting asides like a wisecracking kid, while Carmen sails along like the consummate pro she always was. They achieve a perfect balance between sophisticated charm (McRae) and eager-to-please hamminess (Davis), and the record is a joy from beginning to end. Of particular note are their take on "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (where Sam cracks up Carmen a couple of times), the very romantic "There's a Small Hotel" (which shows the pair weren't all laughs but had some emotional depth too), and their lighthearted romp through "You're the Top." With no weak tracks, the album should rate right up there with any vocal duet album made. The Verve collection adds the cha cha novelty tune "I Go for You," a non-LP side, for good measure. Porgy and Bess presents more of a challenge to their fan bases as the record is piled to the sky with strings, harps, choruses, and pillowy orchestration. On "Summertime" Carmen is nearly drowned out by the orchestra and Sammy has to beat back the orchestra and vocal chorus on too many occasions. He's usually up for it, though; his voice has a magnificent power that might surprise people who know him as just a wisecracking hipster. Listen to him tackle "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" or dazzle his way through "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York"; it's the sound of a man holding nothing back. Carmen shines too on a dramatic "My Man's Gone Now" that shows what a great interpreter she was, and the pair's one duet on the record, "I Loves You Porgy," manages to be sweet despite the overbearing strings. The best tracks on the record are Sammy's romp through "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing" and his storming "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'," tracks that have some energy and jazz pulsing behind the stifling strings and choruses. Call the record an admirable effort or a qualified success. It never really succeeds as an enjoyable listening experience, because the arrangements are just too proper and academic. They serve to bury the emotion behind the words and weaken the power of the melodies. Credit Sammy and Carmen for holding up their end of the deal. You just have to wonder how much better the record could have been if the arrangements were looser, if there were some swing involved. Despite the problems one might have with Porgy and Bess, the pairing of these two albums is a long-awaited treat to fans of both singers. Tim Sendra  
Tracklist :
1    Happy to Make Your Acquaintance 3'14
Frank Loesser
2     Tea for Two 2'37
Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans
3     They Didn't Believe Me 2'56
Jerome Kern / Herbert Reynolds
4     You're the Top 3'05
Cole Porter
5     Cheek to Cheek 4'00
Irving Berlin
6     Baby, It's Cold Outside 3'14
Frank Loesser
7     People Will Say We're in Love 3'19
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
8    There's a Small Hotel 3'30
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
9     A Fine Romance 2'55
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
10     The Things We Did Last Summer 3'09
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
11     Two Sleepy People 2'53
Hoagy Carmichael / Frank Loesser
12     Who Cares 2'36
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
13     I Go for You 2'58
Leon Carr / Hal David
14     Summertime 3'00
Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
15     A Woman Is a Sometime Thing 3'41
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
16     My Man's Gone Now 4'18
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
17     I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' 3'30
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
18     Bess, You Is My Woman Now 4'52
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
19     It Ain't Necessarily So 3'57
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
20     I Loves You, Porgy 3'49
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
21     There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York 4'01
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
22     Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? 3'28
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
23     Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way 2'44
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
Credits :
Directed By [Orchestra Directed By] – Jack Pleis
Vocals – Carmen McRae, Sammy Davis Jr.
Notas.
Tracks 1-12 from Boy Meets Girl.
Tracks 14 - 23 from Porgy & Bess.
Track 13 is a bonus track.

CARMEN McRAE - Four Classic Albums (2014) 2CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

CD1 :
Torchy!    (1955)
1    Last Night When We Were Young    2:37
2    Speak Low    3:07
3    But Beautiful    2:54
4    If You'd Stay The Way I Dream About You    2:44
5    Midnight Sun    3:44
6    My Future Just Passed    3:15
7    Yesterdays    2:34
8    We'll Be Together Again    3:03
9    I'm A Dreamer (Aren't We All)    2:46
10    Good Morning, Heartache    3:17
11    Star Eyes    3:07
12    I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance WIth You    3:09
After Glow    (1957)
13    I Can't Escape From You    3:31
14    Guess Who I Saw Today    3:35
15    My Funny Valentine    4:20
16    The Little Things That Mean So Much    3:14
17    I'm Thru With Love    4:10
18    Nice Work If You Can Get It    2:29
19    East Of The Sun    2:15
20    Exactly Like You    2:09
21    All My Life    4:15
22    Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea    2:26
23    Dream Life    3:59
24    Perdido    2:20
CD 2 :    
Mad About The Man    (1958)
1    I'll See You Again    2:42
2    Ziguener    2:38
3    Some Day I'll Find You    2:54
4    A Room With A View    2:42
5    World Weary    2:54
6    I Can't Do Anything At All    2:57
7    Mad About The Boy    4:15
8    Poor Little Rich Girl    3:01
9    I'll Follow My Secret Heart    2:42
10    If Love Were All    2:48
11    Why Does Love Get In The Way?    2:33
12    Never Again    2:48
Birds Of A Feather (1958)  
13    Skylark    3:00
14    Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)    3:55
15    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square    4:56
16    Mister Meadowlark    2:42
17    Bye Bye Blackbird    3:24
18    Flamingo    3:43
19    The Eagle And Me    2:45
20    Baltimore Oriole    3:51
21    When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along    2:27
22    Chicken Today And Feathers Tomorrow    3:08
23    When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano    2:33
24    His Eye Is On The Sparrow    3:21

CARMEN McRAE - Star Eyes 'A Jazz Hour With Carmen McRae' (2007) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
1     Just One of Those Things 2'40
Cole Porter
2     Sometimes I'm Happy 2'33
Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans
3     Something to Live For 3'13
Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn
4     Love is Here to Stay 2'40
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
5     I Can't Get Started (With You) 3'18
Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin
6     This Will Make You Laugh 3'24
Irene Higginbotham
7     Supper Time 301
Irving Berlin
8     My One and Only Love 3'11
Robert Mellin
9     Yardbird Site 1'58
C. Parker
10     Give Me the Simple Life 2'19
Rube Bloom
11     I'll Remember April 2'38
Gene DePaul
12     You Took Advantage of Me 2'36
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
13     My Future Just Passed 3'16
George Marion, Jr. / Richard A. Whiting
14     If You'd Stay the Way I Dream About You 2'46
Arthur Herzog, Jr. / Irene Kitchings
15     Speak Low 3'09
Kurt Weill
16     But Beautiful 2'56
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
17     I Guess I'll Dress Up for the Blues 2'41
Solomon Burke / Mack David
18     Yesterdays 2'36
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
19     Midnight Sun 3'46
Johnny Burke / Lionel Hampton / Johnny Mercer
20     Last Night When We Were Young 2'38
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
21     Good Morning, Heartache 3'19
Ervin Drake / D. Fisher / Irene Higginbotham
22     I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You 3'11
Bing Crosby / Victor Young
23     We'll Be Together Again 3'06
C. Fischer / Frankie Laine
24     I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All 2'48
Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva / R. Henderson
25     Star Eyes 3'08
Gene DePaul

CARMEN McRAE - Take Five + Live at Sugar Hill (2013) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    When I Was Young
2    In Your Own Sweet Way
3    Too Young For Growing Old
4    Ode To A Cowboy
5    There'll Be No Tomorrow
6    Melantcha
7    It's Raggy Waltz
8    Oh, So Blue
9    Lord Lord
10    Travellin' Blues
11    Take Five
12    Easy As You Go
13    Sunday
14    What Kind Of Fool Am I
15    A Foggy Day
16    I Left My Heart In San Francisco
17    I Didn't Know What Time It Was
18    Let There Be Love
19    This Is All I Ask
20    Thou Swell
21    It Never Entered My Mind
22    Make Someone Happy
23    Summer Song
24    Easy As You Go

CARMEN McRAE ft. BEN WEBSTER - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions (2012) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1     Last Night When We Were Young 2'38
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
2     Midnight Sun 3'45
Johnny Burke / Lionel Hampton / Johnny Mercer
3     Yesterdays 2'35
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
4     Good Morning Heartache 3'21
Ervin Drake / Irene Higginbotham
5     Mr. Meadowlark 2'42
Walter Donaldson / Johnny Mercer
6     Skylark 3'00
Hoagy Carmichael / Johnny Mercer
7     Bye Bye Blackbird 3'25
Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson
8     Flamingo 3'43
Edmund Anderson / Ted Grouya
9     A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 4'56
Eric Maschwitz / Manning Sherwin
10     When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano 2'33
11     His Eye Is on the Sparrow 3'19
12    The Eagle and Me 2'45
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
13     When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along 2'27
Harry Woods
14     Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) 2'55
Bernie Hanighen / Johnny Mercer
15     Baltimore Oriole 3'51
Hoagy Carmichael / Paul Francis Webster
16     Chicken Today and Feathers Tomorrow 311
Johnny Marks
17     Speak Low (When You Speak Love) 3'08
Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill
18     But Beautiful 2'55
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
19     If You'd Stay the Way I Dream About You 2'45
Arthur Herzog, Jr. / Irene Kitchings
20     My Future Just Passed 3'16
George Marion, Jr. / Richard A. Whiting
21     We'll Be Together Again 3'04
Burton Lane
22     I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All 2'46
Lew Brown / Ray Henderson
23     Star Eyes 3'08
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
24     I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You 3'13
Bing Crosby / Ned Washington / Trummy Young
Notas.
Recorded in New York, 1955 & 1958.
All Credits 

CARMEN McRAE – Book Of Ballads (1959-2008) RM | SHM-CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The Book of Ballads in question is the Great American Songbook, and Carmen McRae breathes new life into some of its most dog-eared pages on this wonderful session that heralded the close of her Kapp Records tenure. McRae tackles material like "When I Fall in Love," "Isn't It Romantic?" and "How Long Has This Been Going On?" with uncommon care and intelligence, summoning rich new meaning from the familiar lyrics. In her hands, the songs pulse with energy and life. Arranger Frank Hunter and a supporting trio led by pianist Don Abney also merit commendation for nuanced, evocative backings that afford McRae the necessary space to do her thing. Jason Ankeny
Tracklist:
1 By Myself  3:12
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
2 The Thrill is Gone 3:52
Buddy DeSylva / Ray Henderson
3 How Long Has This Been Going On 4:06
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
4 Do You Know Why?  2:52
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
5 My Romance 3:53

Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers

6 Isn't It Romantic 3:00
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
7 If Love Is Good To Me 3:29
Redd Evans / Fred Spielman
8 When I Fall In Love 3:47
Edward Heyman / Victor Young
9 Please Be Kind 3:14
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin
10 He Was Too Good To Me 2:41
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
11 Angel Eyes 2:41
Earl K. Brent / Matt Dennis
12 Something I Dreamed Last Night 3:59
Sammy Fain / Herbert Magidson
Credits:
Carmen McRae - Vocals with
Frank Hunter Orchestra

CARMEN McRAE - Carmen Sings Monk (1988) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Carmen McRae, a good friend of Thelonious Monk, sang 13 of his songs (two of which are also heard in different live versions) on this memorable project. Half of the lyrics are by Jon Hendricks, while the remainder were written by Abbey Lincoln ("Blue Monk"), Bernie Hanighen, Sally Swisher, or Mike Ferro. On all but the two concert performances, McRae is assisted by tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, pianist Eric Gunnison, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Al Foster; Mraz's solos are particularly impressive, although everyone is in sensitive form. The live recordings give listeners two more chances to acknowledge the uniqueness of tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse's tone. As for McRae, her phrasing has rarely sounded better than on this classic set, and it is a particular pleasure to hear her interpret the intelligent lyrics and unusual melodies. "Dear Ruby" ("Ruby, My Dear") and "Listen to Monk" ("Rhythm-A-Ning") are among the high points of the essential and very delightful CD. An inspired idea and one of the best recordings of Carmen McRae's career. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser) (Live) 3:55
Lyrics By – Sally Swisher
2 Dear Ruby (Ruby, My Dear) 5:55
Lyrics By – Sally Swisher
3 It's Over Now (Well, You Needn't) 5:24
Lyrics By – Mike Ferro
4 Monkery's The Blues (Blue Monk) 4:51
Lyrics By – Abbey Lincoln
5 You Know Who (I Mean You) 3:26
Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks
6 Little Butterfly (Pannonica) 5:12
Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks
7 Listen To Monk (Rhythm-A-Ning) 3:03
Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks
8 How I Wish (Ask Me Now) 4:52
Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks
9 Man, That Was A Dream (Monk's Dream) 2:51
Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks
10 'Round Midnight 6:27
Lyrics By – Bernie Hanighen
11 Still We Dream (Ugly Beauty) 3:23
Lyrics By – Mike Ferro
12 Suddenly (In Walked Bud) (Live) 3:36
Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks
13 Looking Back (Reflections) 5:31
Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks
14 Suddenly (In Walked Bud) 3:08
Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks
15 Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser) 3:28
Lyrics By – Sally Swisher
Credits:
Acoustic Bass – George Mraz
Composed By – Thelonious Monk
Drums – Al Foster
Piano – Eric Gunnison, Larry Willis (tracks: 1,12)
Soprano Saxophone – Clifford Jordan (tracks: 13)
Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse (tracks: 1,12), Clifford Jordan (tracks: 2 to 11, 14, 15)
Vocals – Carmen McRae